Nov 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
Thomas Hardy says of the main character in The Mayor of Casterbridge, Michael Henchard, that “misery taught him nothing more than the defiant endurance of it.” What does misery teach us? What can it teach us? Can it...
Nov 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
Signs of God's Kingdom now: witnessing Jesus' work among the Mennonites in Iowa I recently spent four days ministering at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church in Wayland, Iowa. There I witnessed varied signs of Jesus’ Kingdom coming together here...
Nov 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
We had been waiting for this day for years. Prayed for it, talked about it. Now the day was here. Aung San Suu Kyi walked out of her house arrest. It seemed too good to be true. Maybe it is too good to be true.On Saturday November 13th the Burmese junta released Daw...
Nov 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
Thousands flee Burma as attacks escalate following sham “Elections” Over the past three days tens of thousands of people have fled from Burma Army clashes and forced conscription. More than ten thousand fled the border town of Myawaddy into Mae Sot, Thailand, alone....
Nov 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
The State of Israel just announced a decision (New York Times, Tuesday Nov 7, 2010) to advance the approval of some 1,000 new housing units in East Jerusalem during a sensitive time in the peace negotiations with the Palestinians. What they didn't mention is that...
Nov 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
It is a deep personal privilege to address a nationwide Canadian audience. Over and above any kinship of U.S. citizens and Canadians as North Americans, there is a singular historical relationship between American Negroes and Canadians. Canada is not merely a...
